Ships hit during WWI

Normandy

NameNormandy
TypeQ-ship
GRT543 tons
Country  French
Built1878
BuilderAdams & Hichcock, Bath, ME
OperatorFrench Navy
HistoryWooden three-masted schooner used as a Q-ship. Purchased in December 1916 from American owners by Pierre Sneyers (Prentout et Cie de Rouen).

U-boat attacks on Q-ship Normandy


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
126 Jun 1917UC 71 (Reinhold Saltzwedel)DamagedDamaged by gunfire off Cherbourg



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